Throwback Thursday: JT kicks off breakthrough year in style

January 4, 2018
The Scoop

Justin Thomas had a 2017 to remember but let's take a look back at where it all began

The Background

Ahead of the 2017 PGA Tour season Justin Thomas – or ‘JT’ to his friends and, well, everyone else – was always known as ‘that bloke’ who hung around with golf’s young superstars Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler.

Well, step out of the shadows JT it’s your time.

In January 2017 his OWGR (official world golf ranking) sat at a respectable 22 but with only one win to his name on Tour it’s safe to say not many people knew much about the Kentucky native.

As soon as the now 24-year-old stepped off the plane in Hawaii it was all about to change.